We've been getting some great kindle freebie alerts over in the Historical Romance Books To Consider For Your Wishlist thread. I just talked to Debbie H., our main kindle freebie-finder to date, and she said if I started a topic just for the freebies, she'd post them here. So post all your e-book freebies or good deals here...kindle or other format, we're not snobby! Just make them Historical Romance (or with a historical romance slant), please :). 'Cause we LOOOOOVE our historical love!

Thanks, Joy, for starting this thread. And thanks for all the kind words from other PBS members.I do love a bargain and sharing with others so I am glad to post my findings with others.

With the economy the way it is today, everyone needs help s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g their money budget--and what better way is there for a reader to do that than by free e-book downloads! But the catch it, grab them while you can, because you never know how long they will be offered for free. I was so excited to do this but have been so busy today, I only have one to list right now. Here it is:

Please note that I do not know whether or not any of these are true historical romances nor how good the books may be--I just know that they are free and appear to be historical romances, and hopefully will be entertaining reads.

TO LOVE A THIEF tells the story of Gideon Cole, a brilliant barrister, and Lily Masters, an orphan pickpocket from the slums of St. Giles, and how her transformation into a lady of high society changes both of their lives forever. This longtime reader favorite and nominee for Rita, Holt Medallion, Bookseller's Best and Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards is a full length novel--and as a bonus, includes the first chapter of Julie Anne Long's WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE, selected by Amazon as one of the Best Books of 2011!

Thanks for all your work scouting out these free books. I recently broke down and bought a Kindle Fire...it hasn't arrived yet...but I'm busy filling my new Kindle with oodles of free books to read. Talk about locked and loaded upon delivery1 Can't wait!

I just downloaded-The Wary Widow and the short story by Beverley Kendall. Isn't Amazon just a sneaky pete, hooking me in with free books of a multipart series and thinking I'll pay for the others. Hopefully they will go down in price too....

And Amazon also has the kindle version of the Elizabeth Hoyt short story Clever John for free now (I think I bought it for .99). Haven't read it yet, but descriptions say it is a 'short fairy tale' with most of the download devoted to a preview of "Scandalous Desires."

The kindle version of Charlotte Hawkins My Lady Gisborne is still free, I think Debbie already listed it.

Debbie - Snow? Really? I'm so green. From Halloween till New Years, I WANT snow!!! Not an easy thing in AZ. =D Thank you for all the goodies! (Yup, yup, yup! Stack that TBR pile back up. =D) But some of your links I'm showing are free only if you're an Amazon Prime member. Did you catch that? Still, I just might have to reconsider signing up for the Prime membership. =)

Karen - Ditto on Wed. You'll be in our thoughts & prayers. And all those TBR books will be happily waiting on you. =)

Cali-Yes, snow! It's beautiful! But I won't be going anywhere 'til all snow is gone. I tell everyone I'm their "fair-weather friend" HA! :) And you are welcome.

When I post the books, I have got them for free/free. Some of them only stay free/free for a very short window of time--some freebies have switched to Prime Member/freebie before I get to post them. That's why I say grab 'em fast. I'm sorry if you didn't get some free. If there are some that anyone didn't get to snag as freebies, just send me your email address--I would be glad to loan them out to you if I have the one you want.

And, everyone else here this morning is still asleep due to snow--so-o-o- here are a few freebies:

Edited to add: If some books show up as Prime Member, check back with it periodically as amazon changes it back to free/free. I checked back under my manage your kindle feature, and I have got all mine for free that I listed. Just wanted to be sure, because unfortunately, senior moments do occur! Ha! Of course, I haven't downloaded all that I have listed because some are not exactly my cup of tea.

For any fellow Vampire lovers out there, this series is set in Regency England. There may be others, but to my knowledge, Colleen Gleason is the only author who's done a Historical Romance "Vampire" series. And.it.is.AWESOME!!!! =) I haven't read this prequel short story yet but if it's anything like the series...5* Some people rated it low BUT only because it was to short a read and they wanted more.

The 1st book in this series "The Rest Falls Away" marked Gleason's debut, followed by the other 4 books in the series. AND...it's FREE! Right now! So go grab it! =)

A short story introducing readers to theGardella Vampire Chronicles. Join Victoria as she navigates her way through balls and Society even as she works to rid the world of dangerous, bloodthirsty vampires.

For those who are familiar with the series, this story would have appeared halfway through "The Rest Falls Away." It was formerly published in The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance."

Debbie - No that's cool! I just wasn't sure if that was the case or what. I definitely try to grab them as soon as I see your posts. Thank you for taking the time to do this. You have TRIPLED my TBR pile young lady!! =) And add Laura in the mix, I finally gave in to the 300 WL books. (I wonder how long it will take me...Umm make that "I wonder how quickly I can max that out?") =D *LOL* HAGD!

jayelsee - Not a fan of vampires??? We need to properly introduce you to "Angel" and "Spike." Alas, and I am one of the meek and few that did NOT like 'Buffy'... for either of them. =D *LOL* Well I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Let me know how you liked it. =)

I was reading the reviews about Victoria Gardella: Vampire Slayer (The Gardella Vampire Chronicles) and some people where saying that the freebie is actually the first couple of chapters of Gleason's book one in the series. There were quite a few 1-star posts because of that. One of the other freebies that Debbie found (The Duchess's Tattoo: Thoughts on The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin) is the same thing. So now publishers, or whoever, are putting up excerpts as freebies....somehow that doesn't seem right to me, but I guess in the e-publishing market, anything goes. BTW, I read The American Heiress and it is a very good book for anyone interested.

I really can't get into vampire books although I enjoyed the 2 books written by Teresa Medeiros. I love watching The Vampire Diaries and I'm rewatching Buffy on Netflix! What can I say, I'd rather watch the vamps (can we say I MOONLIGHT?) than read about them! LOL